The Opelousas courier., 1887-03-05
Items Of fsiHnterest.

st. Mary parish is free from debt and has
$4,l87 in her treasury
Seventy nine young men were graduated
| from the medical department OF the Wander
bilt University at Nashville, Tenp., last week
The work of rebuilding the New Orleans
Pacific Railroad. the branch of the Texas
Pacific between New Orleans and Shreveport
has begun, and what is virtually new road
will be constructed
| The Northwest Louisiana Land Company
was organized at Shreveport O few DAYS ago
its object being to bring to the favorable no
/ tice OF immigrants the lands of that section
OF the State and sell them.
| To abstain from all gossip of the slanderous
variety, all sneering, all ill-natured thoughts
as we'll as remarks, all tattle for mere sensa-
tions sake, will be good Lenten observance
and one. too, that is not so likely to be aban
doned when Lent is over.
| 1t is proposed to allow the Ciyil.seryice
Commissioners $4,000 a year. This is very
good pay foT appointing Republicans to Office
under a Democratic Administration We
| could get them for mach less-Courier.
journal.
After all it must be admitted that what is
most needed on the American farm to-day is
| bfat7s-tcork The man who keeps himsel
thoroughly informed respecting all the de.
| tails OF his business is not losing money
Farm and Fireside.
His Grace, the Most Rev. Archbishop +. x.
Leray, OF the Catholic Church, in issuing his
re guiations for lent, states that, owing to the
hard times and the difficulty in procuring
ienten diet, the use of meat is allowed every
day III Lent, except the Wednesday and Fri
day OF each week and the Saturday of the
Ember Days.
1t Francis T. Nichols or any other gentle
man were elected Governor of this State,
would his supporters condemn him for select
ing his appointees from among themselves
Would they demand such appointments to be
ma, maae from the other wing Of the party !
These are questions which naturally present
themselves to an unbiased observer and read
or OF the objections raised to the present
State administration.
1t is said that a one-column advertisement
for one year in the Chicago Tribune costs
900. In the New York Herald the lowest
priced column is $50, 900, and the highest
$4,000 The New York Tribune $4,000 to
900, and yet these papers always have all
the advertising they can accept. In spite of
the above facts there are thousands of people
who wonder why country paper cannot be
furnished as cheaply as a city paper. Let
them ponder the above.-Ex.
Bossier Banner: Tie more prosperous sec
tions of the Union have deemed the matter of
roads of first Importance, ,>and now point to
net works of well graded, firm and enduring
gress>they have made Good roads are Il cry
ing need of the times with us, aud should be
provided at the earliest day possible. The
centers of trade should all be. made easy of
access TO the farmers of the country surround
ing them.
Washington Argus: The Wife Plate Tour
nament and Railroad Club was organized on
the Gath ult., at Vile Plate, with the foli.w
ing officers: Y. Vidrine. Pres; Z. j. Con,
way, Vice.Pres., E. e. Fidrine, Rec. Sec. H.
L. Stagg, Cor. Sec. L. Coreil Treas u D.
Currie, Grand Marshal.
The object of the Club is to attract as many
citizens, property holders and business men
together as possible, for the purpose Of dis
cussing measures to induce the officers of the
Station via Whiteville, to Vile Plate, La